Junius, Letter No, VII. To Sir W. Draper.
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These are the gloomy comparisons of a disturbed imagination; the melancholy madness of poetry, without the inspiration.
— Junius on Poetry
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Source: Wikiquote: "Poetry" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 602-05.)
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About Junius
Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the London Public Advertiser (published by Harry Sampson Woodfall) from January 21, 1769 to January 21, 1772.
About Junius
Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the London Public Advertiser (published by Harry Sampson Woodfall) from January 21, 1769 to January 21, 1772.
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